Tuck Everlasting is the story of a unique family. Through the water of a spring, their lives had been transformed forever. What could have been an average family has now been cursed -or blessed with Immortality. 80 plus years have gone by when a young girl by the name of Winnie finally stumbles over their well kept secret. What is life like through the eyes of Immortals and how does this immortality change the way they portray death?
Through the ups and downs of this twisted tale of Immortality many characters are unfolded and these questions are answered. At the beginning of the novel that author depicted Angus Tuck as a grumpy man who wishes for another life, a life like those in town. “Tuck” is the father and husband of the Tuck family and …show more content…
From the beginning of the book the author hints at the thought of its main characters being unusual. “For Mae Tuck, and her husband, and Miles and Jesse, too, had all looked exactly the same for eighty-seven years” This was our first bite into the aspect of time itself within the story. As the story progresses we begin to learn more and more about the unusual traits these characters have. The deeper the reader goes into the story the more they can see that the Tuck family has slightly different views on the Immortality they were given. By the time the Tucks has realized what had caused their unusual fate they had started lives, had children even. In chapter 17 you see how one of the Tuck brothers Miles even had to make the decision to let his children move on and not share the secret of the waters with them in order to protect them. A normal life and even death was all he wished upon them. Angus Tuck agreed wholeheartedly that the water must remain a secret. Why was this so important to Tuck? Why didn’t they tell anyone? One reason the Tucks believed their immortality was a curse rather than a blessing was population control. If no one ever died yet could still reproduce than that would create unsustainability. This was used in reference to the mosquitoes in the forest. However, same could have been said about humans. Which is why the Tucks lived in a secluded
Through the ups and downs of this twisted tale of Immortality many characters are unfolded and these questions are answered. At the beginning of the novel that author depicted Angus Tuck as a grumpy man who wishes for another life, a life like those in town. “Tuck” is the father and husband of the Tuck family and …show more content…
From the beginning of the book the author hints at the thought of its main characters being unusual. “For Mae Tuck, and her husband, and Miles and Jesse, too, had all looked exactly the same for eighty-seven years” This was our first bite into the aspect of time itself within the story. As the story progresses we begin to learn more and more about the unusual traits these characters have. The deeper the reader goes into the story the more they can see that the Tuck family has slightly different views on the Immortality they were given. By the time the Tucks has realized what had caused their unusual fate they had started lives, had children even. In chapter 17 you see how one of the Tuck brothers Miles even had to make the decision to let his children move on and not share the secret of the waters with them in order to protect them. A normal life and even death was all he wished upon them. Angus Tuck agreed wholeheartedly that the water must remain a secret. Why was this so important to Tuck? Why didn’t they tell anyone? One reason the Tucks believed their immortality was a curse rather than a blessing was population control. If no one ever died yet could still reproduce than that would create unsustainability. This was used in reference to the mosquitoes in the forest. However, same could have been said about humans. Which is why the Tucks lived in a secluded